by Hyram Voltage | Mar 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the saddest stories I very heard is about an inventor. He spent his life working and working hard to develop a machine to peel tomatoes. For a farmer this is a big thing. The inventor worked all his spare time on the project. He invested a lot of his money into... by Hyram Voltage | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why does your steampunk main character invent. Many stories I’ve read treat the inventor as a genetic freak. It’s in their blood to invent, their parents were inventors. Think about Marconi. His father was an aristocrat. Now some minor royalty did dabble... by Hyram Voltage | Feb 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
On writing Steampunk Writing is hard. Even little things like finding an editor are more difficult than they should be. It’s not that there are not editors out there. There are thousands of editors and people who call themselves editors out there. I ‘m... by Hyram Voltage | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
After several months of dealing with family issues I’m back to looking for an editor. My experience with editors is approaching the experiences I’ve had with software programmers. To find an editor I dug out a bunch of Steampunk books and looked to see who... by Hyram Voltage | Jan 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
I am a recovering engineer and sometimes the absurdness of writers and artist (I write and muddle art) get to me. You’ll have to forgive me. There’s a new book out by a writer I read. On the cover of the book is a space ship that has square parts.... by Hyram Voltage | Jan 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
I recently watched a YouTube video of a guy talking about a HackRF one radio. I use the HackRF radio. I have a lot of trouble with the software that I need to use with the radio and am always looking for help in using the radio. This guy irked me. He complained that... by Hyram Voltage | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
I recently stumbled across an article about a toilet paper company that was displaying at CES in Las Vegas. Now why would Charmin be at the Consumer Electronics Show? Toilet paper is very not electronic. They were show casing RollBot, a robot that would bring you a... by Hyram Voltage | Jan 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
In all the science fiction I’ve read I can remember only one story that mentioned a new years eve party. The story called it a year end day party, but that’s a different blog post. If you’re looking for a story idea for your steampunk book then... by Hyram Voltage | Dec 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
I visited my friend from high school the week before Christmas. Last year I had given him two strings of green LED Christmas lights last year to compliment the multicolored lights that he had put up. He’s not much into Christmas displays and he needed the help.... by Hyram Voltage | Dec 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’m tied up in a lot of things right now and I’m not getting a lot of writing done. At times life is hard. Year end day is almost here, but life will go on. One way of writing Steampunk is to take what is happening today and imagine what it would be like...